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" INTROSPECTION " MY PHOTO, ©

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I was put on the road of life without my consent. I was not conscious of who I was or of what I had to do, and What direction I should go. I was just asked to follow in the footsteps of my predecessors who: Dressed me the way they were dressed Baptized me into their religion, and taught me, Their language Their history Their tradition, and Their culture. On the way, they also indicated to me Whom to trust and whom not to trust Who my friends and my enemies were Whom I should love and whom to hate Thus Before I became an adult and form my own opinion about The nature of persons and things I already had become one of them. Growing older though, and being educated under different systems, I started questioning the correctness of the values and ideas with Which I was brought up Thus I asked myself: Was my religion really "my " religion? Were my enemies really "my" enemies? My friends really "my" friends? My values really " my" values? My ideas really " my " ideas? If they were, then there was no problem But If there were not, then who was I? Who was the real me? To give answers to these questions, I had to reinvent myself, I had to see me, not through the prism of their: Education, Religion, History, Tradition, and culture But Through my own prism The newly discovered prism of my "pure" self, The self that was liberated from all prejudices of the past. The self that saw the world I lived in under a new light of Understanding The light of my universal self, Te self that didn't belong to a race, a creed, or a nation But To humanity, to love, to the universal brotherhood, and God. To achieve this though I had to put myself into a parenthesis A parenthesis that helped me withhold, for some time, all my judgments Till I decided what ideas I will accept and what ideas I will refuse, Whom I will trust and whom I will mistrust Whom I will love and whom I will hate. When this introspection and reevaluation was completed Then and only then I was able to present myself to the world Then and only then I was able to shout on the top of my voice: "Here I am, my brothers, my sisters, this is the real me!" © Demetrios Trifiatis 19 May 2021 * I would like to share the honor of POTD with all my friends who are kind enough to visit and comment on my poetry. I also thank the officials of PoetrySoup who have the difficult task to choose among so many worthy poems the POTD. Blessings.

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Date: 6/2/2021 3:20:00 PM
Congratulations Demetrios. Wonderful insight reflected here. That is life for all of us its an indoctrination process that we follow until we realize its frailties, and question its truths. A worthy marvelous piece my friend a favorite for me Congratulations again...
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Date: 5/31/2021 8:17:00 AM
Great poem, Demetrios. Congrats on your well deserved POTD.
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Date: 5/28/2021 10:15:00 AM
Greatly stated message to the world after the "introspection and reevaluation". So much to learn from this poetry!
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Date: 5/24/2021 10:32:00 AM
The reprogramming of self can be complicated...especially if cookies from the original program are not deleted...Congratulations Demetrios Trifiatis on POTD. Well done.
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Date: 5/24/2021 1:16:00 PM
Thank you my friend, Arturo...you know I am from the old school...no computer...no cookies...just old-fashioned philosophy. Hahaha. Blessings.
Date: 5/24/2021 10:23:00 AM
So well penned Demetrios. I am sure we have all experienced our parents explaining the norms of society, and have been told a great many of the things you mention, so that they can influence us when our brains are still vulnerable and spongy. As we mature we question, even the thoughts of our parents and even challenge them to ask them why did you do this, that is what parents do because they love us and don't want us to be hurt. hugs and blessings. JENNIFER.
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Date: 5/24/2021 2:34:00 PM
Thank you for your visit and comment , dearest Jennifer. This poem has deeper roots than your parents and my parents, it goes back to the time of Socrates and the philosophy of the ancient Greek sages. Blessings
Date: 5/23/2021 12:21:00 PM
Demetrios, "Whom to trust and whom not to trust ~~ Who my friends and my enemies were ~~ Whom I should love and whom to hate". Once in awhile there comes a clear calm voice, one that draws the shades from our eyes. Your poem 'The Real Me' is so much more than a POTD or Fave. Like a message in a bottle plucked from turbulent waters. A message I can trust. -Richard
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Date: 5/23/2021 2:41:00 PM
It is a great joy to receive your visit and heartfelt message , my good, old, trustworthy friend, Richard. Thank you so very much for your gracious comment. You know, my friend, and I know that all messages come from above. I simply hold the pen in my hands. Blessings.
Date: 5/22/2021 7:26:00 PM
Simply beautiful, and congratulations on potd :)
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Date: 5/23/2021 2:38:00 PM
I simply thank you with all my heart, dearest, Akkina. Hugs xxx
Date: 5/20/2021 10:34:00 PM
Dearest friend, your poem was a journey - an invitation to probe profound depths of your personal quest to identity - a roadmap, and permission, for others to take their own journey. Amazing and wonderful. Congratulations on your POTD! Also sending blessings!!!!
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Date: 5/21/2021 3:27:00 AM
My friend, Sam, thank you for your congratulations and your kind comment. God bless you.
Date: 5/20/2021 9:29:00 PM
Just dropping in to say CONGRATULATIONS on POTD, Demetrios! Your poem should be taught in the schools in every country!!! Every youngster should have the right to be who and what he/she is!
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Date: 5/21/2021 12:58:00 PM
My poem WE ARE BROTHERS II has been used in many peace events around the world: England, Germany, the USA, India, and elsewhere. Also, since 2016 poems of mine are presented on New Year's Eve in a cultural center in New York and in other events. Some of my poems have been translated into many languages: Spanish, Arabic, Serbian, Bengali. All this information one can find on the internet, from where I get most of the information. God is great. He does the work.
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Date: 5/21/2021 12:18:00 PM
Marvelous, Demetrio, I should have expected it!
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Date: 5/21/2021 3:24:00 AM
You honor me with your enthusiastic comment, dearest Milton. For your information poems of mine have been taught in schools in Germany and have been used even by a university in the USA to create a documentary on racism. This, of course, is God's doing, not mine. Thank you for your gracious visit and comment. Blessings.
Date: 5/20/2021 8:02:00 PM
Discovering *the real you* takes dedication and determination, but most of all- patience. Taking the path you know you where meant to be on. "You" are an amazing man. Congratulations Demetrios, on Poem of the Day. :) Brandy
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Date: 5/21/2021 3:17:00 AM
Brandy, my dearest, it takes an amazing woman to recognize an amazing man. Thank you for your heartfelt words. Blessings and hugs xxx
Date: 5/20/2021 7:46:00 PM
Demetrius, you are your unique self. Congratulations on POTD~ Warren
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Date: 5/21/2021 3:14:00 AM
So kind of you, dear Warren, to take the time to visit. Thank you so much. Blessings.
Date: 5/20/2021 7:12:00 PM
Congratulations, Dear Poet, Your poem shines with profound thoughts - well-deserved POTD. I felt mesmerized with the beliefs and awakening ideas you have shared. Warm wishes ~ Mala
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Date: 5/21/2021 3:13:00 AM
I appreciate your warm comment, my dearest friend, Malabika. Thank you so much. Blessings.
Date: 5/20/2021 6:46:00 PM
You beautifully described the struggle for a soul-defining awakening. I felt every word of this. Congratulations on POTD!
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Date: 5/21/2021 3:12:00 AM
So kind of you, dear David, to visit and comment. Thank you!
Date: 5/20/2021 6:35:00 PM
Demetrios, congratulations on POTD. Hugs Eve
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Date: 5/21/2021 3:11:00 AM
Eve, my dearest, I am delighted to see you. Thank you! Hugs xxx
Date: 5/20/2021 3:06:00 PM
your pen shone beautiful in this brother
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Date: 5/20/2021 5:03:00 PM
Liam, my brother, I am happy to receive your visit after so long. Thank you very much for your kind comment. Blessings!
Date: 5/20/2021 1:15:00 PM
Very worthy of POTD! Congrats! Yes, I’m in the process of questioning things I was taught too.
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Date: 5/20/2021 1:48:00 PM
Good to see you, dearest, Jenifer. Thank you so much for taking the time to visit and comment. Blessings!
Date: 5/20/2021 1:07:00 PM
A poem full of wisdom Demetrois, but only by searching your own path, putting tradition and biases aside, unfortunately though we only have to look at the Middle East nightly to see the pointless endless cycle of hatred, and bigotry, I’m delighted you found your own way, congratulations on potd, cheers David
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Date: 5/20/2021 1:45:00 PM
David, my good friend, thank you for your lovely visit and your generous comment! God bless you!
Date: 5/20/2021 11:08:00 AM
Hi Demetrios, I'm just coming back to say congratulations on getting the poem of the day. It was well deserved. Have a great day:-) Alexis
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Date: 5/20/2021 11:25:00 AM
Alexis, my dearest friend, you are one of those friends with whom I share the honor of POTD because you believed in my poem from the beginning. Thank you for that. Hugs xxx
Date: 5/20/2021 10:00:00 AM
Congratulations on your POTD win. WOW!!! What an amazing story/write. I Love It. Have a blessed day with your win..................
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Date: 5/20/2021 11:06:00 AM
I appreciate your visit and comment, my dearest friend, Paula. Thank you. Blessings
Date: 5/20/2021 9:54:00 AM
What a joy for me to see your trusted face as I opened the PODT. That joy exceeded as I read this wonderwork! I loved it. I know you better now. - Ken
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Date: 5/20/2021 10:57:00 AM
Ken, my friend. Thank you for taking the time to visit and comment. Blessings!
Date: 5/20/2021 8:11:00 AM
You deserve Poem of the Year for this one! "Before I became an adult and form my own opinion about The nature of persons and things I already had become one of them." Wow!
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Date: 5/20/2021 8:17:00 AM
You are too generous, my dearest friend, Caren. God bless you. Thank you so much for your lovely visit and comment. Hugs xxx
Date: 5/20/2021 8:03:00 AM
Demetrios, wonderful and congratulations on receiving POEM OF THE DAY enjoy the honor, peace _Constance
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Date: 5/20/2021 8:14:00 AM
It is a pleasure to read your warm comment, my dearest friend, Constance! Thank you very much. Blessings.
Date: 5/20/2021 6:11:00 AM
Congratulations for POTD Demetrios! :)
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Date: 5/20/2021 8:10:00 AM
Heidi, my dearest friend, thank you so much for your loving message. Hugs xxx
Date: 5/20/2021 5:47:00 AM
Sadly Demetrios some of us don’t get shown the righteous track, someone blocks the way, we struggle to find our place on earth and our worth. Eventually we find the right path, how I regret that my early life was so sad. A brilliant write, congratulations on poem of the day… Belle
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Date: 5/20/2021 8:08:00 AM
True, my dearest friend, BB! Thank you for your kind visit and comment. Blessings.
Date: 5/20/2021 5:24:00 AM
Becoming your true self takes time, and comes with introspection, Congrats on POTD Demetrios..
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Date: 5/20/2021 8:07:00 AM
Glad to see you here, my dear friend, Joseph. Thank you for honoring me with your visit! Blessings.
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